Michael Miltenberger

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am here to present Bill 12, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act.

The current Liquor Act, which came into force on October 31, 2008, provides the legislative authority for an inspector or peace officer to obtain a warrant to enter into a dwelling house to inspect, but it does not give the necessary authority to an inspector or peace officer to seize and remove anything referred to in the warrant.

The only way seizure can be authorized after a search of a dwelling house pursuant to Section 112 of the Liquor Act is if amendments are made to the act specifically allowing for a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Environment and Natural Resources has been working with the community. As the Member knows, Jean Marie River has indicated interest in biomass and we are hoping it would be the site of a pilot project that would take advantage of their location in the boreal forest and the work that they’ve done. They’ve been involved on this project, but I am not aware of the specific information that the Member has mentioned about the shortfall of the funding. Thank you.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, November 3, 2010, I will move that Bill 21, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2009-2010, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Geographic Tracking of Expenditures for the Year Ended March 31, 2008. Thank you.

We are engaged in water issues across the Northwest Territories. As it pertains to the Peel, we are paying very close attention and we are involved. If my memory serves me correctly, it is the one region that is yet to have their water conference. We’ve opened up our discussions with the Yukon and we’re trying to be as supportive as possible of the work that’s being done in the Peel River watershed land use plan.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Keeping in mind that the vast majority of the Peel River watershed is in the Yukon and it is subject to, in addition to this process, a transboundary agreement with the Yukon, weak though it may be, the Government of the Northwest Territories is supportive of the aspirations of the people on the Peel to protect as much of the watershed as possible for traditional lifestyles.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 13, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2011-2012, be read for the third time.

That kind of technical, herd-specific decision is going to be based on the work of the assessment that’s going to be based on the recommendations from the boards, both of the Wekeezhii and the joint board we’ve set up with the Yellowknives. We’ll all be looking to their advice.

I don’t have an immediate, final definition in my mind. We do know that some of the indications have been somewhat comforting. From what the information is, there’s been no further decline of the Bathurst herd. It seems to have flattened out. The same with our basic work on the Ahiak. There’s even been a bit of modest...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is an issue that is consistently before the House. There is a requirement to come back, because there’s the issue of costs that tend to constantly escalate. There is work being done, as the Minister of Health has indicated, with her Foundation for Change. There’s a review through the program review office right now taking a look at the medical travel costs and drivers and structures and processes to see if there are ways to deal with this. Some of the consistent pressures are that we have, in a lot of areas on a national basis, a fairly rapidly aging population...